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of any prey enough to too
close to this predator.
But this, surely, must be the strangest
of all the deep sea fish yet discovered.
A highly sensitive metre
long tail hangs down
from the head that makes up
a quarter of its body.
eyes are tiny,
but its mouth is truly enormous.
lt's called the , because
it can a meal of almost any size.
Hanging in ,
its enormous enables it
to deal with passing prey,
whether it's small or large.
can swallow prey
as big as themselves,
which is very useful in a world
where you never know
when the next meal is coming along.
Even in the dark zone,
there is some light.
Turn off the
and you see a display outside.
These lights are created by animals.
This is .
A deep sea flashes
.
The light is generated by bacteria
that live permanently inside the ,
which attracts prey
to these teeth.
There are all sorts of out
.
Come into my mouth, little fish!
And what is the purpose of this ,
suspended on a , way below
its owner's set of teeth?
lt's difficult to be sure,
but then this monster does
have another giant...
flashing much closer to its mouth.
These fish are called because they
use their much the same way as
use their flies.
For a hunting , with huge eyes,
this is .
might just be food.
A satisfying meal for a fish
with a highly stomach.
Attracting a mate in this endless darkness
can be even harder than finding food.
Flashing may be helpful
in doing this,
certainly only female have them.
The tiny males are just
the size of the females.
Their only purpose is somehow
to find a mate .
She releases chemicals into the water,
which the males scent with a special
white organ in front of their eyes.
Having found a partner,
the male bites at her belly
with specially designed teeth.
He needs to get permanently attached.
Within a matter of weeks
the male is completely to the female
and there he will stay
for the rest of his life.
Her blood circulating in his body
provides him
with all the he needs.
return, she gets a continuous,
reliable supply of
- a brilliant solution
to the problem of finding a mate
in the vast of the deep sea.
To help in the constant battle between
predators and prey,
some fish in the dark zone have
developed .
These light-producing beneath
知识点
重点词汇
tenth [tenθ] num. 第十；十分之一 adj. 十分之一的；第十个的 {zk :5237}
lure [lʊə(r)] n. 诱惑；饵；诱惑物 vt. 诱惑；引诱 n. (Lure)人名；(英)卢尔 {ky toefl ielts gre :5288}
lures [ ] n. 鱼饵（lure的复数形式） { :5288}
terrifying ['terɪfaɪŋ] adj. 令人恐惧的；骇人的；极大的 v. 使害怕，使恐怖（terrify的现在分词） {toefl :5828}
intriguing [ɪnˈtri:gɪŋ] adj. 有趣的；迷人的 v. 引起…的兴趣；策划阴谋；私通（intrigue的ing形式） {cet6 ky toefl :5894}
angler [ˈæŋglə(r)] n. 钓鱼；琵琶鱼；钓鱼者；用不正当手段谋取好处的人 n. (Angler)人名；(德、意)昂勒尔 { :6803}
anglers [ˈæŋɡləz] n. 垂钓者( angler的名词复数 ) { :6803}
sperm [spɜ:m] n. 精子；精液；鲸蜡油 { :6966}
imitation [ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn] n. 模仿，仿造；仿制品 adj. 人造的，仿制的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6994}
careless [ˈkeələs] adj. 粗心的；无忧无虑的；淡漠的 n. (Careless)人名；(英)凯尔利斯 {zk gk cet4 toefl :7681}
headlights ['hedlaɪts] n. （汽车等）的前灯( headlight的名词复数 ) { :8074}
Lt [ ] abbr. 书信电报（letter message）；数据处理（Language Translation） { :9242}
stray [streɪ] n. 走失的家畜；流浪者 adj. 迷路的；离群的；偶遇的 vi. 流浪；迷路；偏离 n. (Stray)人名；(挪)斯特雷 {cet6 toefl gre :9258}
emptiness [ˈemptinəs] n. 空虚；无知 { :9389}
motionless [ˈməʊʃnləs] adj. 静止的；不运动的 {toefl :9497}
engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf] vt. 吞没；吞食，狼吞虎咽 {toefl gre :9563}
fused [fju:zd] v. 混合；熔解（fuse的过去分词） adj. [物] 熔化的，[化学] 熔凝的；装有保险丝的 {toefl :9764}
eels [i:lz] n. 鳝( eel的名词复数 ); 鳗; 像鳗鱼一样狡猾; 滑得像泥鳅 { :10634}
eel [i:l] n. 鳗鱼；鳝鱼 { :10634}
murderous [ˈmɜ:dərəs] adj. 杀人的，残忍的；凶残的；蓄意谋杀的 { :11199}
squid [skwɪd] n. 鱿鱼；乌贼；枪乌贼 {gk :11582}
glimmer [ˈglɪmə(r)] n. 微光；闪光；少许 vi. 闪烁；发微光 {ielts gre :12497}
难点词汇
sustenance [ˈsʌstənəns] n. 食物；生计；支持 {toefl ielts gre :14178}
gape [geɪp] n. 裂口，张嘴；呵欠 vi. 裂开，张开；打呵欠 {toefl ielts gre :14282}
submersible [səbˈmɜ:səbl] adj. 能潜水的；能沉入水中的 { :20782}
pyrotechnic [ˌpaɪrə'teknɪk] adj. 烟火的；令人眼花缭乱的；出色的 { :24183}
ln [ ] abbr. 自然对数（Napierian Logarithm）；液态氮（Liquid Nitrogen） { :28828}
midwater [ ] 中层水域 { :38316}
bioluminescence [ˌbaɪəʊlu:mɪˈnesns] n. 生物体之发光 { :39300}
复习词汇
darkness [ˈdɑ:knəs] n. 黑暗；模糊；无知；阴郁 {gk :2508}
prey [preɪ] n. 捕食；牺牲者；被捕食的动物 vi. 捕食；掠夺；折磨 n. (Prey)人名；(英、法)普雷；(德)普赖 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4181}
生僻词
extendible [ɪks'tendɪbl] adj. 可伸长的，可扩张的
gulper [ ] n. 囊咽鱼
LTS [ ] abbr. lights （供食用的）家畜的肺脏; long-term store 长期存储
photophores [ ] n. 【动】(发光动物的)发光器官 [网络] 发光体
词组
a tenth [ ] [网络] 十分之一；什一税
angler fish ['æŋɡləfiʃ] n. 华脐鱼；[鱼] 琵琶鱼
flash in [ ] 将底片成正片再曝光以改变其(清晰度或色调)
fly fisherman [ ] 飞蝇钓（流行于欧美的一种钓鱼方法，因钓者钓鱼时舞动钓线优美而得名）
gulper eel [ ] n. 宽咽鱼
in the darkness [ ] [网络] 在黑暗中；黑暗之中；我在黑暗中
long rod [ ] [网络] 长杆体；长杆菌；长连杆
lure in [ ] vt.将...引入,引诱进...处
prey to [ ] 深受…...之害 被…...捕获
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
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